jpdb beta

centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule

1

order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

1

solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering

1

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

2

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

17

Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

2

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

6

mythical; mythological

1

existence; being

16

tailor; dressmaker

1

Ginji

1

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

1

closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final

2

Tokyo

2

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

9

genius; prodigy; (person of) great talent; remarkable person

1

public; official

1

punishment; penalty

1

most; extremely

17

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

4

record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

4

brigadier general; commodore

1

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

59

Yoshimune

1

period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

3

to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series

1

comparatively; relatively

2

tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous

2

very; much; greatly; a lot of

2

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

18

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

1

jumping about; rampancy; domination

1

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

1

masterful performance; virtuosity

1

to compete with; to vie for

2

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

9

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

6

failure; mistake; blunder

1

to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive

1

to surround; to crowd around

10

blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)

2

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

1

best; ideal; perfect

3

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

2

great numbers; numerical superiority

4

to torment; to harass; to tease

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

5

to go out and away; to leave

3

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

3

intervention

4